Take-off
Bottom landing: - Hang gliders: bottom landing is in the big, flat field to the NE (alongside the access road) BUT approach is over power lines (which have claimed victims) after a long glide, often into wind and alternatives are for…
Corndon paragliding site and weather forecast
Shropshire. Live seven-day flying weather, launch directions and site information for Corndon.
Altitude464 m
Launch directionsN, NE, E, SE, S
Coordinates52.5617, -3.0231
AreaShropshire
Managing club: Long Mynd Soaring Club · Access: open sensitive
Flying profile
Best Workable Not recorded
Corndon is a hill site in Shropshire with a recorded launch elevation of 464 m. It works best in northerly, north-easterly, easterly, south-easterly and southerly winds. Pilots fly it for ridge soaring and thermal, using foot launch.
- Terrain
- hill
- Lift
- ridge soaring and thermal
- Launch
- foot launch
- Cross-country
- Not recorded
When the wind is wrong for Corndon
The nearest site we have rated for each wind direction Corndon doesn't cover.
Site briefing highlights
Short extracts from Long Mynd Soaring Club. Read the full guide before you fly.
Access and parking
Status: Open - club only. PG rating: CP +25 hours or accompanied by coach. HG rating: CP +25 hours or accompanied by coach. Turn off the A488 at a derelict tower signposted White Grit/Priest Weston 2 km to a T junction.
Hazards and cautions
- PARKING. The local farmers require access to both Corndon and Lan Fawr, with room to turn trailers. This means room for parking is very restricted near the second set of gates up the track, with space for a maximum of 4 cars. Members are asked to park at the bottom of the track where it joins the road.
- HORSES. Note the farm indicated with the red oval and cross, in the photograph. DO NOT overfly this farm or the surrounding fields. It is used to breed highly expensive, very nervous, race horses.
- SSSI. The majority of the hill is registered as a Site of Special Scientific Interest, this includes the take offs and much of the track leading to the top (see map). As a result NO vehicles are to be taken onto the hill.
Check current site guidance
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Forecasts are planning aids, not safety clearance. Check current observations, official airspace and NOTAM information, local rules and your own experience before every flight.
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